Hello All Am just wondering if anyone has any experience with enhancing volunteer structures from a regional perspective? I work across a region of 80,000...
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Sarah Elliston
Sarah.Elliston@...
May 1, 2000 2:53 pm
well, I wasn't suggesting that the question asker actually DO that, silly - I was trying to suggest that she had more power than she perceived - And isn't...
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Sarah Elliston
Sarah.Elliston@...
May 1, 2000 2:54 pm
hmm - I knew that there were some Nursing Homes in Pa that had this problem but I didn't know it was true for all of us - I've been talking about volunteer...
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Hood, Lance
hood@...
May 1, 2000 2:54 pm
Dear Kerrie: It sounds like your job is much like mine. I train volunteers, volunteer managers/coordinators, and some paid staff all over the United States. ...
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Kara Kuehnel
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May 1, 2000 2:56 pm
Good morning everyone. I have a bizarre question that I am hoping someone can help me with. My boss is giving a presentation to a federal agency tomorrow...
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Michael Stills
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May 1, 2000 2:56 pm
What ever wording you use, the important point is to ensure that you communicate that the position you are filling will not be a paid position. Michael Lee...
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Sarah Elliston
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May 1, 2000 3:54 pm
I don't have the issue you have, but my first thought would be to identify how these areas communicate with each other now (rural mail? traveling churches?...
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ChemoPal@...
May 1, 2000 3:54 pm
Dear Margaret Our association has had many of the same thoughts you expressed in your email. When coming on board a year ago as a program director, I...
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ChemoPal@...
May 1, 2000 3:54 pm
Fran We have the same understanding here and are careful to make the distinction. Malia Ross Volunteer Director Alexandra Ellis Memorial Children's Cancer...
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Michael Stills
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May 1, 2000 3:55 pm
<<And isn't there a way you could give the person a short-cut registration package? I.e., if he knows couldn't he fill out some forms and get the information,...
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ROBINSON@...
May 1, 2000 6:34 pm
Soon I will be meeting with the new staff of a local Volunteer Center. They are in the process of redefining their mission. Traditionally the Center has ...
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Michael Stills
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May 1, 2000 6:35 pm
Ok. It looks like I get to go after all. Any CyberVPM'er going to this conference? Michael Lee Stills Volunteer Services Coordinator Jefferson County Open...
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mcdvicki@...
May 1, 2000 6:35 pm
Dear Friends, I am moderating a workshop on vpm software and technology. Can anyone share with me their thoughts on: 1. How you manage programs/vols now. 2....
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Chris Dinnan
chrisd@...
May 1, 2000 6:35 pm
Good afternoon, CYBERVPM! My organization has considered and addressed volunteers as "unpaid staff" for as long as I have been around (over 10 years). I think...
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Michael Stills
MStills@...
May 1, 2000 6:36 pm
Margaret, I apologize for jumping into this thread and taking it into a different direction. Let me offer these ideas to make up for it. Basically, you are...
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Kathryn Hampton
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May 1, 2000 6:57 pm
Victoria asks-- "1. How you manage programs/vols now. 2. If you use a software program: which one, how long have you used it, how has it impacted your pgm...
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Nan Hawthorne
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May 1, 2000 7:37 pm
Couple things: 1. I've set CyberVPM not to accept ANY attachments. No virus worries that way. 2. Guess what? I can edit your posts. However the only ...
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Sarah Elliston
Sarah.Elliston@...
May 1, 2000 7:40 pm
Well, maybe this isn't quite cricket cause we ARE a volunteer center but I think volunteer centers as places to match volunteers is pretty passé - they are...
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ChemoPal@...
May 1, 2000 7:41 pm
Michael I am sorry, but I would not agree that being cunning, coniving and manipulative are either appropriate or positive ways to deal with a situation like...
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Abby
afeinstein@...
May 1, 2000 7:44 pm
Hello-- I am with River Network, a national non-profit org. "helping people understand, protect, and restore rivers and their watershed." We are compiling our...
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Sarah Elliston
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May 1, 2000 7:49 pm
start with energizeinc. com Sarah Elliston United Way Volunteer Resource Center 2400 Reading Road Cincinnati, OH 45202-1478 513-762-7186...
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Sarah Elliston
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May 1, 2000 8:02 pm
Malai, I think you took Michael's comments out of context - the fact is that we need to implement change in our organizations and if you put a twinkle in your...
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Connie Pirtle
CPirtle@...
May 2, 2000 1:35 pm
Abby asked for recommended VPM resources. In addition to Energize, Inc., my favorite web sites include: www.volunteertoday.com www.cybervpm.com ...
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Barbara Crandall
crandall@...
May 2, 2000 1:35 pm
Hi Michael. Greetings from Fort Collins! Regarding your staff person who bypassed your forms. First off, I agree that your forms are as minimal as possible!...
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Michael Stills
MStills@...
May 2, 2000 1:35 pm
Malia, Point taken, I should choose my words more carefully and less cavalier. Perhaps a better statement is that we need to spend time understanding staff's...
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ChemoPal@...
May 2, 2000 1:35 pm
Sarah Thank you for your comment - I will put some thought to what you said and try to redigest Michael's comments as well. Certainly wasn't meaning to suggest...
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Joerin, Charles
charles.joerin@...
May 2, 2000 1:37 pm
Nan...I am receiving all kinds of emails that I do not want. I appreciated getting the digest. Can you please put me back on that system. tksc.j. ... From:...
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LitaMarin@...
May 2, 2000 1:37 pm
Vicki, Our agency is using Paradigm for both volunteer management and fundraising. We have been trying to get the program up and running for quite some time. ...
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Adaire Summers
adaires@...
May 2, 2000 1:38 pm
Hi Kerrie, I also work in rural Australia, and face similar issues. In terms of communicating via electronic means, is there a way of linking your groups into...
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DCARMI88@...
May 2, 2000 1:38 pm
The Volunteer Center in Pinellas County primarily matches interested volunteers with nonprofit agencies and hosts a yearly volunteer fair at the local mall. We...
